Notre Dame investigators find no evidence of arson in April blaze
30 June 2019 |
7:19 am
Authorities suspect that faulty wiring or a burning cigarette may have caused the devastating blaze, but they cannot say with certainty. Still, they are confident that the fire was not intentionally lit.
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